6062‑S AMS SNYD JONE 009

SSB 6062 - S AMD ‑ 251

    BySenator Snyder

                                               NOT ADOPTED 3/26/97

    On page 99, line 21, decrease the FY 1998 General Fund appropriation by $606,000.

    On page 99, line 22, decrease the FY 1999 General Fund appropriation by $27,196,000.

    On page 99, line 25, increase the Employment and Training Trust Account appropriation by $37,984,000.

    Adjust the total appropriation accordingly.

SSB 6062 - S  AMD - 251

    By Senator Snyder

    On page 100, after line 12, insert the following:

    "(2) $64,748,000 of the employment and training trust account appropriation is provided solely for training and related support services specified in chapter 226, Laws of 1993 (employment and training for unemployed workers).  Of this amount:

    (a) $45,419,000 is to provide enrollment opportunity for 7,200 full-time equivalent students in fiscal year 1998 and 7,200 full-time equivalent students in fiscal year 1999.  The state board for community and technical colleges shall submit to the workforce training and education coordinating board for review and approval a plan for the allocation of the full-time equivalent students provided in this subsection.

    (b) $8,403,000 is to provide child care assistance, transportation, and financial aid for the student enrollments funded in (a) of this subsection.

    (c) $10,226,000 is to provide financial assistance for student enrollments funded in (a) of this subsection in order to enhance program completion for those enrolled students whose unemployment benefit eligibility will be exhausted or reduced before their training program is completed.  The state board for community and technical colleges shall submit to the workforce training and education coordinating board for review and approval a plan for eligibility and disbursement criteria to be used in determining the award of moneys provided in this subsection.

    (d) $700,000 is to provide the operating resources for seven employment security department job service centers located on community and technical college campuses."

    Renumber the subsections consecutively.

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EFFECT: Reauthorizes the use of the Employment and Training Trust Account for workforce training.

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